Registered Nurse (RN) Care Coordinator

SEH Saint Elizabeth Medical Center, Inc.; Fort Thomas (KY); On-site; USD 48,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage and benefits within 30

Paid time off

Employer retirement match

Tuition reimbursement

Professional development opportunities

Wellness programs

Job summary

St. Elizabeth Healthcare is seeking a Registered Nurse for a Care Coordination role at our Fort Thomas, Kentucky hospital. The position is full-time, 32 hours per week, 1st shift.

The Care Coordinator works with patients, families, social workers, and physicians to ensure efficient progression through the continuum of care, optimizing transitions and care planning to maximize outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in nursing from an accredited school.
• Compact (multi-state) license in primary state of residence (if eligible).
• RN licensed in the state where work is performed.
• Knowledge of state and federal regulatory issues, payor strategies, and benefit plan designs.
• Familiarity with SEHC policies and procedures.
• Excellent organizational, problem-solving and communication skills.
• 2 years' experience in acute care.
• FLSA Status: Exempt

Responsibilities

• Identify and manage optimum patient flow to enhance continuity of care.
• Plan and facilitate coordinated transitions to the next level of care.
• Promote patient satisfaction and quality outcomes.
• Target an optimal length of stay based on patient response and available services.
• Provide care management planning to ensure quality patient care and regulatory compliance.
• Demonstrate respect, dignity and empathy in all encounters.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Critical thinking

Care coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in nursing

Job description

Engage with us for your next career opportunity. Right Here. Job Type: Regular Scheduled Hours: 32

Why You'll Love Working with St. Elizabeth Healthcare At St. Elizabeth Healthcare, every role supports our mission to provide comprehensive and compassionate care to the communities we serve. For more than 160 years, St. Elizabeth Healthcare has been a trusted provider of quality care across Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio. We're guided by our mission to improve the health of the communities we serve and by our values of excellence, integrity, compassion, and teamwork. Our associates are the heart of everything we do.

Benefits That Support You

We invest in you - personally and professionally. Enjoy:

• Competitive pay and comprehensive health coverage within the first 30 days.
• Generous paid time off and flexible work schedules
• Retirement savings with employer match
• Tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities
• Wellness, mental health, and recognition programs
• Career advancement through mentorship and internal mobility

Job Summary

The best career is right here. St. Elizabeth Healthcare is hiring a Registered Nurse for a Care Coordination position located at our Fort Thomas, Kentucky hospital. Shift & Hours: 1st shift; Full-time, 32 hours weekly.

Job Description

The best career is right here. The Care Coordinator, in collaboration with the patient/family, social workers, physicians and interdisciplinary team, ensures patient progression through the continuum of care in an efficient and cost-effective manner.

• Identifying, initiating and managing optimum patient flow/throughput to enhance continuity of care
• Planning and facilitating coordinated, safe transitions to the next level of care required
• Promoting patient satisfaction, and quality outcomes.
• Targeting an optimal length of stay based on the patient's individual response to treatment, procedures, and interventions. Maximizes contracted benefits and available services in care management planning.
• Providing care management planning to ensure quality patient care, ensures regulatory compliance, and meets patient/family needs.
• Demonstrate respect, dignity, kindness and empathy in each encounter with all patients, families, visitors and other employees regardless of cultural background.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Education, Credentials, Licenses: Bachelor's degree in nursing or related field from an accredited school.
• If eligible, must have a Compact (multi-state) License in their primary state of residence.
• Licensed as an RN to practice nursing in the state where work is being performed.
• Meets contact hour requirements for licensure, including all state required courses Specialized Knowledge: Knowledge of state and federal regulatory issues, payor strategies, payment methodologies, benefit plan designs and limitations.
• Working knowledge of SEHC policies and procedures.
• Good organization, critical thinking, problem solving, and communication skills.
• Excellent human relations skills and team leadership abilities.
• Kind and Length of Experience: 2 years' experience in acute care
• FLSA Status: Exempt

Right Career. Right Here. If you're looking for the right careers in healthcare, the right place to be is at St. Elizabeth. Join us, and you'll take pride in the level of care we offer our community. St. Elizabeth Healthcare is one of the oldest, largest and most respected medical providers in the Northern Kentucky, southeastern Indiana and Greater Cincinnati region. Together with St. Elizabeth Physicians, the affiliated multi-specialty physician and advanced practice provider organization, we are transforming healthcare through innovative treatments, cutting-edge technology and a heart for our community. We're right here, sharing one mission: to improve the health of the people we serve.